The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07

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LxAvrxwoRru. Ka>.. Dec. 3S.-When the
Rock Island train arrived 81 S;35 p m. last
night. four sta,wars men. two IN the front
and two IN the rear Of another man. hastily
left the rear coach and jumping into
hack were rapidly driven toward North
Leavcnuorth Yourcorrspondent caught
one glimpse Of the man who was evident
" in the custody OF the other four. ane
saw the well known face Of Fred. Witt
rock There was no nissaking the marks
about the head and face with
which be h % indelibiy stamped.
although his hair Is cut close
and light mu<tacre that formerly adorn-
ed his lip has been removed Jumping In
20 another carriage, your correspondent
ordered the driver 70 follow the fast dis
appearing vehicle that contained " Ittrock
II was done The detectives with their
rock residence
Later efforts properly directed revealed
the fact that Robert Pinkerton is the man
in charge Of the party Wittrock has
made . full confession and very
large sum Of money has been recovered.
which was brought here by Cook and
three other young men now In the city.
whose nance viii ret be divulged. They
will Be arrested. A large amount was re-
covered. Il having been secretei. 50 Robert
Pinkcrton tells me, under = barn. There
can Be no blame attached 70 Mrs Witt
rock ar her daughters. 50 says the offlcer.
for they did no, know the contents Of the
box that they were requested 70 take care
Of for Fred
A curious fact about this famous case Is
that every party yet implicated in il is
former resident Of Leavenworth. Weaver.
Cook. Wirtrock. and HaigAt were school
boys here together. As they grew up
they became wild and reckless. and were
always ciassed IS rough characters They
were all here last summer and il - DO
heyed that the robbery was planned in
Leavenvortb
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec. 9.-Another
sensational chapter in the express rob
berry romance was enacted here yesterday
in the arrest Of Mrs. Haight- wife Of W.
w. Haight. who was arrested Christmas
evening The detectives believe that Mrs
Haight really planned the robbery. or ct
least did 50 in conjunction with her hus-
band The two detectives who accompanied
her 10 ST. Louis last night have been shad-
OWING her ever since her arrival
about the middle Of the month.
when she came here from Lcaven-
worth 70 join her husband Detectives
came on the train with her. but unknown
% her. and watched every movement She
was quiet. modest and ladylike in her
manner. and she and her husband were
well liked BY all who met them They
boarded at Mrs Franks. on South Summer
street Haight was supposed 70 have 81. 900
Of the stolen money. but the Pinkerton
men. after following him awhile,
knew be didn't have il in his pos
session What had become Of III
They decided that Mrx Haight had It.
Her actions bore out the suspicion in
various ways. She was in the habit Of
gong 70 the Nicholson House often. and. it
Is thought. saw somebody there who knew
all about the business. The game was
being played sharply. but the detectives
were sharper There were in the city
four or i've Of them and they never
lost sight Of their victims Before the
woman came one had secured . room
mex. 70 Haight's and kept il until
last night When Haight was arrested
his wife seemed all broken up and dis
tressed. but said very little. She - . small
woman with light hair, blue eyes. and Is
what some would call pretty. Her man
ners are ~ all times quiet calm and deiib'
crate. never uttcring word without
weighing H. Your reporter called 70 in
tcrview her. but she declined TO talk II
was not the object Of the detectives "a
place her under arrest II they could avoid
Il and they had her husband write he1
from st. Louis 10 come there at once She
wanted 70 90 20 Leavenworth. but de-
tcctlve called on her and persuaded heI
she had best 90 70 St Louis One Of the
men who earned Haight away came baci
yesterday. Last night = hack con
tanning two Pinxertons and Detect
i've Porter. Of this city. drove up 4
Mrs Frank's- The lady was ready. and
with her four-year-old child. was taken il
and driven 20 the depot The man wh'
Wittrock comedies that ne Is in yer,
close quarters. and Pinkerton Operative
makes these additional statements whicl
are authentic: Besides the 5000 found o.
Kinney. which belonged 20 Wittrock
there were 1850 found on Ed Kinney an
ffty dollars on Barnum- when Weaver
premises were searched $5.oD more wa
secured in the cellar. the plant being PR
fected from molestation by ferociou
bulldog.vhich had gone almost mad fror
starvation.
Soon after the arrest Wittrock's mi'
tress was visited in West Lake and Lin
coin streets. Chicago. She was very IL
dignant az first when told by Mr.. Pinke1
ton tina. she was under arrest, but afte
ward melted ard gave up t5O. saying III,
was ali Fred had given 70 her. Mr.. Pinl
erton was not satisfied. however and to]
her that be would be compelled TO take h<
70 the agency. and have her searyhe
BY q female operative. Mrs. Wit
rock then took suddenly III. and told n
Pinkerton she had TO 60 10 the closet b.
he held her By the arm and called in
lady who was in the next ROOM who, I
told Mrs. Wittrock. would search her. 81
made no objections TO this and togeth'
they went into the closet where Mr.
wittrock hastily pulled OF . woolls
skirt and pulling up the oth'
woman's clothes, placed the skirt firm
about her waist When she emerg<
there was . pleased look Of satisfaction (
her face. Mr.. Pinkerton. seeing thi
called the other lady into another rooz
where she pulled on the shirt and gave
TO him When searched at the once Of Il
agency there was found a 800 in ten 81
twenty dollar bills sewed through Il
lining Of the skirt. which. when torn ope
looked like dilapidated bill board